PUTGRENT
Updated: 2015-07-23
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NAME
putgrent - write a group database entry to a fileSYNOPSIS
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */#include <grp.h>
int putgrent(const struct group *grp, FILE *stream);
DESCRIPTION
The putgrent() function is the counterpart for fgetgrent(3). The function writes the content of the provided struct group into the stream. The list of group members must be NULL-terminated or NULL-initialized.The struct group is defined as follows:
struct group { char *gr_name; /* group name */ char *gr_passwd; /* group password */ gid_t gr_gid; /* group ID */ char **gr_mem; /* group members */ };
RETURN VALUE
The function returns zero on success, and a nonzero value on error.ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).Interface | Attribute | Value |
putgrent() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
CONFORMING TO
This function is a GNU extension.SEE ALSO
fgetgrent(3), getgrent(3), group(5)COLOPHON
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- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- RETURN VALUE
- ATTRIBUTES
- CONFORMING TO
- SEE ALSO
- COLOPHON